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United States Patent | 5,187,520 |
Muller ,   et al. | February 16, 1993 |
A photographic copy apparatus for processing of photographic copy material housed in mobile cassettes, at least two cassettes being combined on either side of an exposure station in a block so that the cassettes on an inlet side are approximately opposite cassette openings of cassettes on an outlet side. The cassette openings of the cassettes in their working position are aligned with the transport path for the copy material and additional cassettes behind those in their working position are aligned with a parallel to the transport path. Transport devices are provided above the cassettes combined in blocks for their exchange.
Inventors: | Muller; Kurt (Weiningen, CH); Rupp; Roberto (Brugg, CH) |
Assignee: | Gretag Systems, Inc. (Bothell, WA) |
Appl. No.: | 899365 |
Filed: | June 16, 1992 |
Jun 24, 1991[DE] | 91810493 |
Current U.S. Class: | 355/72; 399/130 |
Intern'l Class: | G03B 027/58 |
Field of Search: | 355/72,64,308,309,321 271/145,9,157,158,160,162,279,213,214 |
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